Faculty/Staff News Archives
Annual sick leave conversion period coming soon
Aug. 22, 2025
The annual sick leave conversion for eligible staff employees will take place Sept. 1, 2025, through Sept. 14, 2025. During this period, eligible classified and unclassified employees with a continuing appointment may convert accrued sick leave to vacation leave per鈥
Read More »Career Exploration and Development launches new Career Academy Canvas Course
Aug. 11, 2025
Career Exploration and Development is excited to announce two new resources designed to support career readiness across the curriculum and co-curriculum! Kent State faculty, staff, and students can now access the new self-enrolled Career Academy Canvas course, offering students鈥
Read More »鈥淣o Tax On Overtime鈥 鈥 What Does It Mean For You?
July 25, 2025
The recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) includes a provision that has been commonly referred to as 鈥渘o tax on overtime.鈥 This provision creates a deduction for qualified overtime compensation for tax years 2025 through 2028. That means that it applies,鈥
Read More »Annual Vacation Cutback Reminder
July 25, 2025
Each year, at the end of September, vacation balances are cut back to the maximum accrual allowed per the vacation policy 6-11.7. As we approach September, we encourage all Kent State employees who are eligible to earn vacation to review your balances and consider requesting鈥
Read More »New Online Scheduling Portal Streamlines Event Planning at Kent State
June 2, 2025
Planning campus events just got easier. University Events & Conference Services (UECS) has launched Maz茅vo, a new online scheduling portal designed to simplify the way Kent State faculty and staff request event-related services. Through the new system, users can submit one鈥
Read More »Don't Forget the Fiscal Year-End Deadlines
May 2, 2025
Managers and supervisors should have received information from the Controller's Office regarding the cut-off dates for financial transactions for the current fiscal year, which ends on June 30. View the deadlines for receipt of information and other year-end announcements online鈥
Read More »Fit for Life celebrates 10 years
May 2, 2025
Employee Wellness is pleased to join forces with the School of Health Sciences to announce that Fit For Life, back for its 10th year, is available now for wellness points! Fit for Life is a dynamic wellness class designed to engage members of the Kent State community in a鈥
Read More »Introducing CAPTRUST
April 22, 2025
Kent State believes in helping you make the most of your compensation and benefits package. To help you build a solid financial future, we have hired CAPTRUST as a resource to help you with these important decisions. Improving your financial wellness is one of Kent State鈥檚 top鈥
Read More »Upcoming Higher Learning Commission site visit
April 7, 2025
In one week, Kent State will be hosting a site visit from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) for the process of renewing our institutional accreditation. This review occurs every ten years and is conducted by a team of experienced reviewers. These reviewers consist of faculty鈥
Read More »Understanding Payroll Tax
Feb. 7, 2025
For your convenience, the Controller鈥檚 Office has put together the following information to help you better understand your payroll taxes.Payroll taxes are taxes that are paid on your wages. These taxes are calculated and withheld from each pay. They are displayed in the鈥
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